10 countries progress to Eurovision final

The first 10 finalists for the Eurovision'2008 song contest were announced after semi-finals in Serbia.  The list includes Greece, Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Finland, Russia, Israel, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Poland and Norway.

Montenegro, Estonia, Moldova, San-Marino, Belgium, Slovenia, Ireland, Andorra and the Netherlands are out of the contest, reports Belapan

The second semi-final will take place on May 22 with 19 more countries participating, including Belarus's Ruslan Alekhno. Last 10 finalists will be picked on Thursday.